One Way Down

Birthday Boarding

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August 6th 2006
Check it out! Less than 2weeks and I'm managing to put in an update! First up, thank you to everyone who sent birthday messages/emails/e-cards/snail mail... they all contributed to make the distance between most of us (i.e. a couple of oceans/continents) a great deal smaller. Thank you. Just to clarify wuickly for a few people who seem confused: -All this started on June 12th when i flew out ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more